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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Ox
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The central device features a detailed high-relief bust of an ox facing left, set within a raised circular border. The Chinese character 牛 (ox) appears to the right of the central motif, while the year 2009 is inscribed at the top of the field. Four decorative curved bands radiate from the central circle, dividing the outer field into quadrants, each adorned with stylised floral and foliate ornaments in an East Asian artistic style. The legend YEAR OF THE OX is inscribed in three lines at the base of the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2009 牛 YEAR OF THE OX (Translation: 牛 = Ox) |
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The 2009 Year of the Ox dollar was part of the Royal Australian Mint's ongoing lunar series catering to Australia's substantial Chinese-diaspora market — a demographic large enough by the 2000s to make such issues commercially significant rather than merely diplomatic. The Ox holds the second position in the twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle, and 2009 fell during the global financial crisis, lending an unintended irony to a year symbolizing diligence and dependability.